Mr. Apology
The British-American poet W.H. Auden wrote an extended musical work based on the story of the Three Wise Men. In it, each man tells why he is following the star. […]
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Music to One’s Ears
In a book called “The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” the author recalls attending a concert performed by an elementary school band. The youngsters took their places on the bandstand,
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Bad or Good?
In a magazine cartoon, Santa Claus is pictured at his workbench, putting a new toy together. From his nearby TV set, he hears a reporter saying, We continue our look
It’s Contagious
At her eighty-ninth birthday celebration, it was clear to all present that Flo had lost none of her zest for life. “What advice would you have for people your age?”
What a World it Would Be
Rembrandt did a painting that portrays the Biblical story of the storm on the Sea of Galilee. Perhaps some of you have seen it. A huge wave is hitting the
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What’s in it For Us?
One of the top 10 bestselling motivational books of all time, “Looking Out for Number One,”-1 was first published in 1977, and since, has been released in dozens of editions
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The First Two Words
Back in the late 1980s, a popular television newscaster-1 delivered the commencement address at Duke University. He based the speech on the Ten Commandments. The Dean of the Chapel at
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What Our Words Can Never Say
Emerson wrote: “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” -1 Indeed, actions not words are most important. These days, we don’t have to look
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Finally, Fulfilled Forever!
There is an old saying that goes something like this: To look is one thing. To see what you look at is another. To understand what you see is still
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Don’t Go it Alone!
Carved in wood over the door of a Church in Ohio, are the words, “Enter at your own risk.” Consider the meaning of those words: When you seek to experience
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Doing, Not Dreaming
Back in the late ’80s, there was a survey conducted by a major advertising agency entitled “Fears and Fantasies of the American Consumer.” Among the findings, they reported that seventy-five
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Submit Your Resignation
A young man went through college dreaming of landing an executive position in his father’s big manufacturing plant. On graduation day, the father took him aside and said, “Son, now
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Half of Me?
A priest seated himself at a coffee shop counter next to a man who immediately noticed his clerical apparel. “Where is your Church?” the man asked. The priest pointed in
Limitless Perspective
The late Charles Colson spent time in the White House as a senior presidential aide and then did time in jail as a “Watergate” conspirator. After his release from prison,
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Children’s Sunday Sermons August 2020
Children’s Sunday Sermon August 2, 2020 Good morning boys and girls. Today I want to tell you a story about a little ant who felt like he wasn’t treated fairly.
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Best on the Block
A funny thing happened several years ago in New York City: five new pizza parlors with five different owners opened in the same block. It soon became apparent that there
Disrobed
On a busy summer afternoon in New York City’s Times Square, two men, only a few feet apart, carry two very different forms of identification cards. The first man proudly
What About Yours?
A father who worked as an electrical engineer was helping his 14-year-old daughter with her online schoolwork. After explaining the properties of alternating and direct current, the daughter looked up
Searching for Jesus
“Lord, give us a miracle,” we pray. But that’s not usually what we mean. Our problem with miracles is that they’re so erratic, so unpredictable. They may occur here; they
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The Art of Listening
“Contact Community Helplines” is an organization founded on the belief that ordinary people can be trained to care and to heal. It has built a vast network of telephone workers
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